The Modernity Of Witchcraft

Politics And The Occult In Postcolonial Africa

by Peter Geschiere
language: english
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESS, April of 1997 ‧
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This study suggests that the balance in Africa, between the prevalence of witchcraft and the forces of modernity, stems both from obsession with power and from the increasing feeling of powerlessness among the people. It also gives a parallel with aspects of politics in Western democracies.

The Modernity Of Witchcraft

Politics And The Occult In Postcolonial Africa

by Peter Geschiere

Property Description
ISBN: 9780813917030
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESS
Release Date: April of 1997
Language: English
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 24 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 368
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780813917030